Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-09

The A1hotrooe - Sail To-Morrow for
de Pacific.

he Pacific.
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PARTY rnAf WILL sAIL on zlR-pRxp-sRA RE
s.ARcuHs 10 n MADE IN TIE PAcrFIc-rHr
vsssxL NOW At TH1 xAvY.YARD.
The Albatross, which now lies at the navy.yard,
WIN san to-mofrow or next day on her long cruise
70 tne racine, touching at Norfolk for supplies.
Wnen STAR Importer visited the vessel at the
yard sailors were at work putting on the last
touches b'fore departure Miles Of wire cable, to
De USED IN oeep-sea dredging and sounding, were
peing wound on huge drum. Black-eyed Susans
ana Susans with eyes OF other colors were lurking
In the vicinity to get word or two with their
sailor ooyS The trim little steamer looked brave
ana staunch The voyage on which the
Albatroes Is about to sail was one arranged
oy ans iare prot Baird as Fish Commissioner and
Is nov CURED out under the direction OF bis sue
cessor, MT g. Brown Goode. The Albatross has
pee. e9{aggG Tor several years IN the deep.se,
Snt a. IN the Atlantic The
Wen y sclenttnc value. There has come a demand
nom tne racine coast for a similar work in the
hardly oe said TO have been developed at all.
Little y known OF the number or character Of the
food fishes OF the Pacinc. TO hunt out the food
nary work to The OF SV ah see great
sources OF the Pacific Is the task before the Alba.
troSs ALREADY an enterprtsing Gloucester fisher.
the Horn 70 engage In the fisheries Of the west
COAST ana fishermen talk Of supplying the west
ern states with the Yield OF the Pacific, sending
tnem nsn as far east a. Chicago.
THE ALDATRoss' PARTY
The Albatross. which IL commanded by Lieut.. Com
zera l. Tanner, goes out thoroughly equipped for
scientific work. During the summer the vessel
was overhauled In Baltimore and received new
boilers the dredging apparatus and scientific
rection Of the Fish Commission. The scientific
party ABOARD Will consist OF Prof. Leslie A. Lee Of
Bowdoln, who goes as chief naturalist; MIR. Thos
Lee, VINO mas been engaged on the deep-sea work
OF the FISH Commission Tor long time, and Mr.. c.
II. townsend, who has Just returned from an ex.
pedltl0n 10 Central America. The Albatross
tnougn FISH commission steamer, Is officered
and manned by the Navy, and Navy discipline and
Navy neatness prevails from stem TO stern. Lieut..
Howard Warning goes as executive of1cer and nav
1gator. Lieut.. +. w. Coffin was ordered yesterday
TO join the vessel. The other officers now under
orders are Ensign w. s. Benson, Passed Assistant
Chas. s. Williams and Passed Assistant Engineer
Chas. X. Rocker. 1t is expected that two other
line Officers will be ordered to the vessel before she
FLOATING LABORATORY.
The Albatross is a handsome iron vessel built
especially for the deep sea work Of the Fish CON-
mission. Amfdshtps is commodious laboratory,
and beneath 1t deep hold or store-room for stor-
Ing tne couecti0nA The laboratory Is lifted up
Win an necessary appliances for examining and
preserving specimens brought up from the deep.
on one shell, preserved In Jars are many curious
trophies OF the deep.sei work IN the Atlantic the
sc MY, slender creature related 70 the star nsh,
that has An anchor with which IL fastens itself
10 Cne bottom. and other wonders OF the deep.
There are rifles and fowling pieces for the natu-
rallsts wnen they 80 ashore, bomb gun tor shoot
ing WaateS sonnddng apparatus and ingeniously
enormous depths. A row OF glass globes hanging
from the ceiling, half filed with WAFER, have a
story: Ihese globes supposed TO be alright,
were used as nodLS aud attached TO a line and sent
down Into the sea. When they were brou- mt 10 me
surface 1t Was found that The great pressure at a
dep.h Of 1900 feet forced the water through the
gas, OF iound defective spots in the glass that
cannot be discovered under ordinary conditions.
Inc quarters provided for the Officers and The SCI
entists are cozy and vting.
SIX MONTHS VOYAGE.
Commander Tanner expect 10 reach the Cali
fornia coast next May. On the way around there
will be stops made at different points, aggregat.
Ing as 1t is calculated. six weeks In all This time
VIII DE USED ny the Sci ntists in making shore col
lecllonS, geological botanical and geological Prof
Lee said 10 a STAR reporter that the prime object
OF the trip was TO make Investigations concerning
the fisheries, but advantage would be taken II ne
opportunities offered 10 90 other work In natural
science and TO settle If possible some doubtful
questions. Commander Tanner thought that il
would require at least three years work OF the
Pacific coast OF the United states TO 20 over
what was intended. The AlpatrOss goes out with
out any definite period fixed as to It's return, but
II Is not probable that the vessel Will be seen in
the Atlantic again for three or four years. 1t is
deemed important to carry on Investigations not
only In the latitude OF California but on the Alaska
coast. The vessel WILL OF course, touch frequently
at ports ON the Pacific side, and be In constant
communication with the Fish Commission 1t Is
probable, too, that from time to time other scien-
tists will join her for the purpose Of dong special
work. The scienLinc OUTFIT OF the vessel is de.
clared by those who have examined IL to be the
oest That was ever put aboard vessel.